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Lifelong Dollhouse Maker Dreams of Creating a Museum

Pat Lohenry has loved miniatures for as long as she can remember. And as a teenager, she went from playing with them to making them. Today, her basement is full of her creations.

September 17, 2019 - Full Show

Watch the Sept. 17, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Cokie Roberts, Longtime Political Journalist, Dies at 75

Cokie Roberts, the daughter of politicians who grew up to cover the family business in Washington for ABC News and NPR over several decades, died Tuesday in Washington of complications from breast cancer. She was 75.

Ocasio-Cortez Backs Liberal Challenger to Dem Congressman

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is making her first endorsement of a liberal challenger to an incumbent House Democrat, backing Marie Newman in the primary against eight-term Rep. Daniel Lipinski in Illinois.

Many US Women Say 1st Sexual Experience Was Forced in Teens

The first sexual experience for 1 in 16 U.S. women was forced or coerced intercourse in their early teens, encounters that for some may have had lasting health repercussions, a study suggests.

Indiana, Illinois AGs Investigate After Fetal Remains Found

Indiana’s attorney general said Monday that he will work with his Illinois counterpart to investigate what he called the “grisly discovery” of more than 2,000 medically preserved fetal remains at the Illinois home of a late doctor who performed abortions in Indiana.

General Iron Deal Spurs Debate About Land Use, Air Quality

A longtime scrap metal recycler reaches a deal with the city to close up shop at its location next to the Lincoln Yards site and move operations to the Southeast Side. But not everyone is happy about it.

In Joliet, Commercial Fishers Join the Fight Against Asian Carp

If Asian carp invade the Great Lakes, experts say the fish would have a devastating effect on the marine food chain and the region’s $7 billion fishing industry. We get a look at efforts to keep them out of Illinois waterways.

The Reparations Debate is Heading to City Council

A new resolution on reparations is scheduled to be introduced in City Council this week. Alds. Roderick Sawyer (6th Ward) and Nick Sposato (38th Ward) weigh in on the topic.

Basketball Diplomacy Takes a Great Theatrical Leap Forward at Steppenwolf

Playwright Lauren Yee possesses a special gift for animating and personalizing history, and for penning exceptionally dynamic dialogue. And although not a single basketball is dropped into a hoop during “The Great Leap,” the sport comes to life.

Crain’s Headlines: Amazon Adds 400 Jobs to Chicago Office

The retail giant is roughly doubling the number of employees in its Loop office. But these aren’t warehouse jobs – the new hires that will work in fields including cloud computing, advertising and business development. 

Author Paul Tough on ‘How College Makes or Breaks Us’

College admissions have been major news in recent months after a bribery scam came to light. A new book explores how the higher education system is failing many low-income students and students of color.

New Book Pegs Trump’s Rise to Evolution of Modern Television

A conversation with “Audience of One” author James Poniewozik, the chief television critic for the New York Times.

Business is Buzzing This Summer for a Chicago Beekeeper on Wheels

It’s a job as old as time, but one Chicagoan is beekeeping in her own unique way. Meet graphic designer-turned-beekeeper Jana Kinsman.

Allison Arwady Nominated to Become CDPH Commissioner

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has nominated Dr. Allison Arwady to become the next commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health. Arwady has been serving as acting commissioner since June.